New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-21
ENTIRE VILLAGE DESTROYED.
THE TOWN OF LAKE LINDEN MICH, BURNED TO rhf
GRoUSp-Loss ESTIMATED AT 81, 100000.

THE TOWN OF LAKE LINDEN. MICH, BURNED 10 TIE
GRoUND-Loss ESTIMATED AT $2OOO,Ooo.
Chicago. May 20.-A dispatch to "Ihe inter-
Ocean" from Calumet Mich, says; Inc village oi
Lake Iauden or Torch Lake. keweenah county was
destroved by fire to-day involving loss OF .. .ooO.-
600 The names broke out at Loo n m. In brick
tuildipg occupied by Newman a. Ilelease' FROM
there they spread rapidly. Calumet, HANCOCK anu u
Uouphton were called for hslp ana respohueu
onickly with their fire departments; bat tue nremen
wele unable TO stop the spread OF the flames ana
before . o'clock the town was mass OF smoking
ruius Over 200 buildings burned Inc only ousi-
ness buildings lett one rum shop ana one suaii
store The insurance aggregates SIoo'ooo' III Eng
lish and Eastern companies, principally Durng tne
ire n heavy gale prevailed. Toe flames leaped from
block to block destroying brick ana stone STRUCTURES
as readily us wooden buildings
There was said to be considerable loss OF lie, out
the reports cannot be verified 1T present. Lake
Linden was q town OF about o.OOO people, many OIL
whom are without shelter tonight Inc Caiumet ana
Hecla Smelling orks were slightly seorcheu
Forest fires threaten Crystal Falls, whitney ana
Ne.tor with destruction having become very tormid-
able to day.
Had the fire broken out at night, hundreds OF hVes
would have been lost Families rushed from their homes
to tho street, saving only the cio'hes
on thclr backs Hundreds OF families are St TOOL
tSsy Saye on No stores are left to furnish supplies
and Hancock and Houghon merchants are sending mat
d' thlSs was as dry as tinder from the long
drouth and even solid brick blocks melted away
before the danes like snow The names swept ~ 'no
shores OF the lake from the schoohouse, halr nile
rough estimate OF the losses only Is possible az tns
hour. lie intense excitement making IL hard TO get
at the real facts The losses stores alone amount
TO about 100000 William Harris general store
and residence 500 900; Neupan Irelease, genersi
stock and building s75.000 Hennesh Co. genera aa
store 500 600; n Reding Co, general store SsV.ooU
Neuman Il Hart, clothing stock Slo'VSVSVG 900 ooo, a. ,
sCuttSFs dwelling end cSamb buildings; arss sOSs
$4,000; Joseph Bach Co., brewers So3,o dno a.
gorbiel $50 O6O Paul Perrsus brlck block sio;oO9i
Arthur Noble drug store, $1,000 h. henWooa naiu ar
ware $4,000; Malherbe q Huberty. hotel, so,Vov;
George Dnquette hotel aud livery STABLE stable sooHg'
SGp s%ss STf saor ;Is
cite meat Market $1,000; Joseph Pearce. hardwsre,
IS OOO H. Blum. liquor stock. ~ 0op teiePnono en
change instruments and plant S!ooo Inc u~eia-
iugs OF the following persons are Destroyer ~ Ss
sener George owens; Leon Gillette, two houses every
store and tailor shop; Thill store ana aweung; g.
Octave CoweL dwelling Manyint Mugner, dweLlns
and barn j. Schwab, dwellings ~ carpenter store
and dwelling Adolon Lizotte shoe shop; ID. +. brVwn,
livery stnble and barn q. Brule harness ana snoP
sarazin dwelling; A. Dewitt. drug store ana uweI
ling; Alex Barber clearinghouse; jacob eetleln'
rocery store and DIV Yelling s. Lancet, saloon and dwell
ling: William Green, dry goods aud dwelling Milnam
Green saloon and dwelling; l. Des 9hanp seolo "uu
hau. William Hoske, saloon and dwelnnR NJ N.
Ianlaul dwelling and barn Jerry Belieau 1wcnns
and shed r. ". Parrault, dwellings r. W. rsrraut' D
solid brick building Gus Scharrie dwellings jerry BEL
lean store and dwellings N. Forter, boarding mousse
ohn Bannalock meat market and notions Jon1 pennS
Iock dwelling Mary Hoar, dwelling l. Dcs onAmps,
candy store and Offices n. Reding " Co.. STORE Leo
owens, dwelling; Charles Therrin, saiooni oh@r'o'